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Originally posted by RionaEire:
When I vote I don't ask what someone's beliefs about the earth and its age are, or about their other personal beliefs, I ask what are their positions on the issues facing this country and their effect on everyday life. Sometimes people's personal beliefs effect their positions on issues, sometimes they don't, sometimes people can believe similarly to me about personal beliefs but hold opposite or different positions than me on issues.

"A completely coherant River means writers don't deliver" KatTaya

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
A couple of non responses and interpretations of what others THINK that the other 2 potential candidates MAY think on the matter, which itself is irrelevant on the issue of being a candidate for the office of PRESIDENT.

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Originally posted by HKCavalier:

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
A couple of non responses and interpretations of what others THINK that the other 2 potential candidates MAY think on the matter, which itself is irrelevant on the issue of being a candidate for the office of PRESIDENT.

*yawn*

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Is everybody done buying that this man is an atheist?

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Yeah, I'd LIKE for the President to be aware of the true existence of our world, our universe.

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Originally posted by m52nickerson:

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Yeah, I'd LIKE for the President to be aware of the true existence of our world, our universe.

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Just like for them to be aware? Such low standards you have. Of course the canidates you like that the party they come from are famous for ignoring evidence and facts.

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
It's because such matters aren't germane to their job description. See, unlike you, I am tolerant of other's beliefs. As long as they adhere to the law, and perform their jobs with in the parameters of the Constitution, they can have their own personal beliefs.

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Originally posted by HKCavalier:
Is everybody done buying that this man is an atheist?

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
I'm not selling anything.

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
To get back to a playing field that even resembles something competitive there needs to be a purge of all religious dogma from the Party platform. And current religious zealots must be taught, by way of no funding from Republican supporters, or a good old fashioned tied-to-a-tree whipping, to shut their pieholes in public.

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
A couple of non responses and interpretations of what others THINK that the other 2 potential candidates MAY think on the matter, which itself is irrelevant on the issue of being a candidate for the office of PRESIDENT.

*yawn*

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There's nothing to 'buy' here, because I'm not selling anything. I am what I say I am, like it or not. Your inability to come to grips w/ my views isn't a concern for me. The fact is, how a person feels on the matter of creationism isn't the lynch pin for determining how good an Chief Executive they'll make. Nor is their position on abortion, for that matter. Mindless, pointless window dressing, is how I see those issues.

Personal preference ? Yeah, I'd LIKE for the President to be aware of the true existence of our world, our universe. My guess is, all four at least know that the Apollo astronauts didn't plant a US flag on MARS.

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Originally posted by FREMDFIRMA:

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
To get back to a playing field that even resembles something competitive there needs to be a purge of all religious dogma from the Party platform. And current religious zealots must be taught, by way of no funding from Republican supporters, or a good old fashioned tied-to-a-tree whipping, to shut their pieholes in public.

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In the generous spirit of *snicker* bipartisanship, and out of the *giggle* kindness of my heart, I would *chortle* be quite HAPPY to assist with this necessa... oh bloody hell I can't even TYPE that with a straight face!

I got a really nice nylon nine-cat you can borrow, but I worry that some of them supposed moral majority types might like it too much cause we all know what they're really like behind closed doors, neh ?

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Err, ya really think anyone bought that tripe in the first place?

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I got a really nice nylon nine-cat you can borrow

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
It's because such matters aren't germane to their job description. See, unlike you, I am tolerant of other's beliefs. As long as they adhere to the law, and perform their jobs with in the parameters of the Constitution, they can have their own personal beliefs.

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It is not about belief. It is about facts and evidence, which should be paramount.

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Obama once gave Rubio-like answer on Earth’s age

Campbell Brown: If one of your daughters asked you — and maybe they already have — “Daddy, did god really create the world in 6 days?,” what would you say?

Barack Obama: I’m trying to remember if we’ve had this conversation. What I’ve said to them is that I believe that God created the universe and that the six days in the Bible may not be six days as we understand it — it may not be 24-hour days. And that’s what I believe. I know there’s always a debate between those who read the Bible literally and those who don’t, and that I think is a legitimate debate within the Christian community of which I’m a part. You know, my belief is that the story the Bible tells about God creating this magnificent Earth on which we live, that that is essentially true, that is fundamentally true. Now, whether it happened exactly as we might understand it reading the text of the Bible? That, you know, I don’t presume to know.

http://www.salon.com/2012/11/21/obama_once_gave_rubio_like_answer_on_e
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Originally posted by BYTEMITE:

...Wait a minute. The suggestion that you think Obama got Mars confused with the Moon aside

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... You don't want to go to Mars? WHY don't you want to go to Mars? It has water, carbon dioxide, and MINERALS. And it's a quick jump to the asteroid belt (more minerals!) with not too much gravity to worry about. If we start using TIEs and gather the solar wind or lasers or space elevators we also don't have to worry too much about fuel.

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I want to colonize Mars and have a space GOLD RUSH. With space forty niners and space brothels, and space really long beards, and space boots, maybe space shootouts and space cattle rustling!

Space. Want to go to space! /space cube

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Are you following Curiosity on Twitter/ Facebook ? They found 'something', but won't tell us for a few weeks. I'm more than a bit antsy as to what was found.

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Several years ago I used to post regularly in a very Conservative closed forum. One day I posted something which "they" determined went against their right wing belief system. They summarily banned me by the end of the day. They said I violated their rules. I couldn't fucking believe it. I could have gotten back in using another computer but I decided not to.

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Shortly after that I found this place. And although I detest much of the goings on here, I enjoy nonetheless the occasional moments of enlightenment or hilarity that occur in an un-censored free market of opinions.

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Originally posted by Jongsstraw:

http://www.space.com/18565-mars-rover-curiosity-discovery-mystery.html

All they're saying is that it's something in the soil.

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